Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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Alcedinidae Kingfishers<br />
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis<br />
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis<br />
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis<br />
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris Considered Ceryle lugubris by Rasmussen<br />
<strong>and</strong> Anderton (2005)<br />
Meropidae Bee-eaters<br />
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Split from M. superciliosus. M. superciliosus<br />
cited by Habibi.<br />
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster<br />
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase <strong>and</strong><br />
Habibi. One questionable record from NE<br />
<strong>Afghanistan</strong> (Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton,<br />
2005)<br />
Upupidae Hoopoes<br />
Hoopoe Upupa epops<br />
Indicatoridae Honeyguides<br />
yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus Unconfirmed. Cited for <strong>Afghanistan</strong> Aviibse<br />
<strong>and</strong> by Sibley <strong>and</strong> Monroe (1996).<br />
Picidae Woodpeckers<br />
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla<br />
Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps<br />
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus<br />
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis<br />
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus II Subspecies flavirostris listed as CITES<br />
Appendix II. P.s. falivirostris found in NW <strong>and</strong><br />
SW <strong>Afghanistan</strong> (Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton<br />
2005)<br />
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus<br />
Campephagidae Cuckoo-shrikes<br />
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus<br />
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus Unconfirmed. Cited for <strong>Afghanistan</strong> by<br />
Avibase <strong>and</strong> by Dickinson (2003). Listing for<br />
<strong>Afghanistan</strong> unsupported (Rasmussen <strong>and</strong><br />
Anderton, 2005)<br />
Laniidae Shrikes<br />
Rufous shrike Lanius phaoenicuroides Lanius taxonomy is unsetlled. L. phaoenicuroides<br />
sometimes included under L. isabellinus<br />
Isabeline Shrike Lanius isabellinus<br />
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus<br />
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach<br />
for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
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